Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Robotaxi, Optimus

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of experience building and operating production distributed systems.
Strong Go experience, or deep experience in another systems language and readiness to learn Go.
A track record of end-to-end system ownership and sound judgment about technology tradeoffs.
Experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, or similar infrastructure.
Knowledge of web security fundamentals.
A bias for action, including the ability to identify a problem, understand its context, and fix it.
A preference for consistency through shared patterns, tooling, and deployment across services.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs for vehicle connectivity, device commands, telemetry, and firmware delivery.
Build and scale systems powering Robotaxi ride-hailing, fleet orchestration, and Optimus.
Contribute to authentication and the developer platform.
Own systems end to end, from design through production and on-call.
Partner with Product, SRE, and Infrastructure to deliver on the roadmap.

Category	Vehicle Software
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	285674
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Join a small team of experts to build and scale the platform that connects Tesla and its customers to every vehicle, Robotaxi, Optimus robot, and energy product. We own remote interactions used by millions of customers like vehicle commands, real-time telemetry, over-the-air updates, phone-as-key, rider profiles, and vehicle sharing. Engineering, service, sales, delivery, and manufacturing teams depend on our systems to move fast. </p><p>We are looking for a software engineer with distributed systems experience who wants to build and operate services at fleet scale and take strong ownership of what they ship. </p>

Job Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs for vehicle connectivity, device commands, telemetry, and firmware delivery

Build and scale the systems powering Robotaxi ride-hailing and fleet orchestration, and Optimus

Contribute to authentication and the developer platform (developer.tesla.com)

Own the systems you build end to end, from design through production and on-call

Partner with Product, SRE, and Infrastructure to deliver on the roadmap

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

3+ years building and operating production distributed systems

Strong Go experience, or deep experience in another systems language and ready to learn

Track record of end-to-end system ownership and sound judgment about technology tradeoffs

Experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, or similar infrastructure

Web security fundamentals

Bias for action: you see a problem, understand the context, and fix it

Preference for consistency: shared patterns, tooling, and deployment across services

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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